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Ireland’s Wars: 21st January 1919 – The First Dail
The commonly accepted start date for the Irish War of Independence is the 21st January 1919. It is this date because, purely by sheer coincidence, two completely separate events took place that proved momentous in forwarding the cause of Irish … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 21st january, britain, brugha, collins, de valera, first dail, history, ira, ireland, irish republic, lincolm, plunkett, war, war of independence
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Ireland’s Wars: The Rise Of Sinn Fein
Even while it was still taking place, the Easter Rising was being dubbed “the Sinn Feiner Rebellion”, in reference to the political entity led by Arthur Griffith that was associated with nationalist thinking. This was, of course, an error: Sinn … Continue reading
Ireland’s Wars: Sackville Street
When it came to the headquarters of the Irish Republic, the military council did not look far beyond Liberty Hall. Sackville Street was then, as now with its modern day O’Connell Street moniker, one of the main thoroughfares of Dublin … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1916, British, clarke, connolly, easter rising, gpo, history, ireland, irish citizen army, irish volunteers, mcdermott, pearse, plunkett, sackville street, war
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Ireland’s Wars: Casement’s Irish Legion
Roger Casement and Joseph Plunkett were both in Germany seeking support from Wilhelm II’s government for an uprising in Ireland. But while Plunkett’s main focus would be on gaining material support in the form of guns, a goal eventually that he would partially succeed in attaining, … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars
Tagged 1916, casement, germany, history, ireland, irish legion, plunkett, war, world war one
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Ireland’s Wars: Casement And Plunkett In Germany
Irish nationalist revolutionaries have consistently sought outside support in their endeavours, recognising that having a major European, or even world, power is a practical necessity when trying to fight an opponent with the size and reach of England, and later … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1914, 1916, casement, easter rising, first world war, germany, history, ireland, plunkett, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Boer War In Ireland
The Boer War was a part of a series of nineteenth century conflicts, starting most definitively with the Crimean War, that had a great deal of international attention, owing to the large journalistic presence and the advances in communication technology … Continue reading
1916: Seachtar Na Casca
It is a truly excellent piece of television. Not since Ken Burns’ The Civil War have I been so enraptured by a documentary. What we have here, for the uninitiated, is a seven part hourly series on the signatories of the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Reviews, TV/Movies, War
Tagged 1916, actors, aoife strong, betrayed, ceannt, clarke, connolly, coogan, documentary, easter rising, executions, ghosts, gpo, history, ireland, jacobs, macdiarmada, macdonagh, michael fox, minstrel boy, music, pearse, plunkett, polio, review, seachtar na casca, south dublin union, tg4, the dark way, tv, war
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